kevin space breaking news. the death of a political legend, ed koch, dynamic and outspoken mayor of new york city is dead at the age of 88. alaskan flight, the pilot passing out in the cockpit. the first officer forced to take control. and the superstar and the super bowl, beyonce uses her singing voice to silence some of her critics. ♪ and the rockets red glare >> vowing to sing live on sunday

as america gets set for its big game. >> and we're getting set with al in san francisco and natalie live in baltimore "today," friday, february 1st, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. you did not have to grow up in new york city to know the name ed koch, who served as mayor for three terms from 1978 to 1989 and used his sometimes combative style to help rescue the city from near financial ruin. >> i did grow up around here. he was a force. when you would come across a voter, he would always say, how am i doing? am i doing okay? he died overnight at new york

presbyterian hospital here in the city where he made his mark with a larger than life personality. here is nbc's ron allen. >> hi! >> reporter: ed koch was a quintessential new yorker and one of the city's most popular and outspoken politicians, known for his no nonsense in your face colorful personality and his trademark question asked of friends and faoes alike, even o "saturday night live." >> how am i doing? >> reporter: edward irving koch was born in the bronx new york in 1984, drafted out of college by the army to serve in world war ii. when he returned home, he began climbing the political ladder. a lifelong democrat, who served on new york city council, then three terms in the congress. and in 1977, he became new york's 105th mayor, a job koch often said he wanted for life.

koch tool took over a city facing financial crisis and was credited with saving it from disaster. he was mayor for 12 years that were spirited, irreverent and rarely, if ever, boring. he lost to mario cuomo. >> i promised i would never run for governor again. >> you promised that before. >> in 1989 he lost his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as mayor to david bicken. >> i want you not to feel sorry for me. believe me, there is a life after mayorcy. >> reporter: he never married nor had any children. he endure aid stroke, heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery after leaving office. he also wrote more than a dozen books, became an enthusiastic twitter user and came into the homes of many americans as the

judge on "the people's court." >> judgment for the plaintiff. >> reporter: one former new york mayor said he wouldn't wish the position on his worst enemy but koch said it's the greatest job anyone could ever have. he was certainly an unbelievably colorful figure who dearly will be missed here in new york and around the state, around this country for that matter. flags will be flown at half-staff and funeral arrangements have been made, that service will be held here in manhattan on monday. matt? >> thank you very much. and mr. mayor, thanks for everything. here is savannah. >> matt, thanks. another breaking story this morning. a pilot lost consciousness during an alaska airlines flight to seattle. his co-pilot was then forced to make an emergency landing in portland, oregon. tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. this is why commercial airplanes always have t pilots in the cockpit. alaska airlines flight 473 flying from l.a. to seattle that left l.a. about 6:40 pm.

it was mid flight when the pilot suddenly became unconscious. the plane was on autopilot at the time. the first officer took over the controls and declared an emergency and put the plane down in portland, oregon a doctor on board helped to treat the pilot and paramedics in portland then met the plane on the ramp and assisted with treatment before taking him to a nearby hospital. we don't have any word on his condition. we're told he is a 28-year veteran pilot. the first officer is an 11-year veteran pilot. some of the passengers were rebooked on a shuttle flight to seattle while others had to wait for a replacement pt pilot till midnight. we have cell phone video of a flight in denver, scheduled to come into san diego -- rather from san diego to new york city was diverted due to an unruly passenger onboard. jetblue 185 landed in denver about 7:156789 our affiliate there, kusa reports it was a, quo

quote, customer service issue between a flight attendant and female passenger. once she was escorted off the plane, the flight was back in the air. denver police, tsa and fbi are now investigating that incident. >> tom costello, thank you for that. tamron hall is over at the news desk. there was a bombing at the embassy in turkey. >> that's right. good morning, everyone. an explosion, as matt mentioned, outside the embassy in turkey. local police say a suicide bomber detonated in the capital city, killing two people, reportedly both security guards. ambulances at the scene are responding to several people who were wounded. dozens are dead in mexico city after a massive explosion rocked a state-owned oil complex. rescuers are searching through the rubble as investigators search for the cause of that blast that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100 others. today, apologizing as

thousands of personal pages are released, detailing years of alleged abuse by l.a. priests. cardinal mahoney now has been stripped of his duties. >> a 14-year-old boy is recovering today after he was shot in the back of the neck. police say they have the shooter, suspected shooter, another student, in custody. a massive pile-up on an indiana interstate involving 40 vehicles. the road was closed in both directions for hours as crews cleared that accident. several people were hurt there. now let's head to wall street. cnbc's courtney reagan has the latest from the new york stock exchange on this friday. good morning, courtney. >> good morning to you, tamron. jobs report will set the tone for the market today. it is the first one of 2013. and this comes as the dow finishes its strongest january in 19 years. if you believe the old adage as

goes january so goes the rest of the year, we could be in for a very strong 2013. automakers also expected to report their strongest january for sales in five years. tamron? >> courtney, thanks so much. and a final farewell to one of our favorite shows here at nbc. "30 rock" finale aired last night, ending the show's seven-year run. there were tears, laughs and even some familiar faces. >> get in your purple bentley and be home with your sharks before the tri-state area gets slammed before what's being called snowicane, white lady name or something. >> over the last seven years. wow! it is now 7:08. savannah, matt, you heard tracy morgan say they didn't get the ratings but still got paid. >> they got the last laugh. >> you dissed savannah.

>> thank you. >> she was in the final episode as well. >> no, no, no, i was building up to it. >> can you re-enact like beyonce showed it was the real deal? will you do exactly your scene from "30 rock" live because i believe it was staged. >> tamron, you can talk and talk and talk. the moment is over. you dised me. and it's going in your file. >> payback for your cooking. payback. >> i thought you were fabulous. >> thank you. now to natalie and al's friday field trip, in the cities of baltimore and san francisco. al, you have a hug crowd. so do you, natalie. >> i can't even hear you, because the crowd here is so crazy. niners rule, baby! they rule! what you got there, morales? what do you have, morales? you ain't got this. what have you got? >> al, let the crowd speak for itself, guys. look at this.

we have got ravens cheerleaders. look at this. we have a crowd here, al. i can't even hear you. we have you beat! >> i wish they would get more into the story. >> we'll go back to al in san francisco. how about a check of the weather this time, al? >> i can't even hear what you guys are saying. this crowd is so crazy. i can tell you what. remember that nursery rhyme? four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? that's what's happening on super bowl sunday. the 49ers, who play in the super bowl, they're going for 6-0, winning a super bowl. all right. take a look at bay bridge. it is beautiful. part of an art installation.

actually this -- an art project that goes up live march 5. they are giving us a preview. take a look at what's going on weatherwise for you. i'm going to tell you, we have a lot of brutal air. look at these wind chills. you have going. current temperatures, single digits to below zero. wind chills well below zero. we have cold air coming across the great lakes. we have lake-effect snow to talk about. snowfall amounts anywhere from three to six inches up to a foot and you can see they are getting snow down in baltimore. they said it would be a cold day if baltimore wins the super bowl. they are getting snow there this morning. that's what's going on around the country. hold on. i'm so excited. here's your local forecast. but first, this message.

>> a dusting to a half inch sticking northwest of washington. melting south and oesz. moving off to the east and will be ending over the next half hour or so. as the temperatures are continuing to hold steady, right near the freezing mark, through the rest of the day, we are not going to see much of a change. we are going to have our temperatures continuing to hold steady right near the freezinging mark as we get into the afternoon hours. and we will have this snow ending >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al, thank you.

new information this morning on that tense standoff in alabama where a man holding a 5-year-old hostage in his underground bunker since tuesday afternoon. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in mid dms land city, alabama, this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, s savannah. the intense standoff is now entering its fourth day. police are being very cautious, saying the boy is unharmed. now we're hearing from the family of the murdered bus driver for the first time. up this dirt road, police and s.w.a.t. teams are closely watching an underground bunker. in it, a 5-year-old hostage and a man who police say opened fire on a school bus. >> the past few days have not been easy on anybody. >> reporter: the suspect is 65-year-old jimmy lee dike, a loner who distrusts the government. the boy is described only as ethan. the two are holed up underground

in a four by six feet bunker, said to be full of supplies, including a television. >> he may have something to say and he wants people to hear him. not sure what that is, but i don't think he intends to hurt that little boy. >> reporter: hostage negotiators have been talking to him through a pvc pipe and he has allowed police to send medicine and coloring books for the boy down that pipe. >> as long as you can measure that, there's no need to move this forward and perhaps get someone hurt. >> reporter: it all started tuesday when police say that he boarded a school bus, demanding two random children. the driver refused and that's when he allegedly shot and killed poland and made off with ethan. aaron poland and his sister, lidia, are the son and daughter of the bus driver. they want the world to know their father died a hero. >> every time a child got on my

dad's bus, they were no longer their parents, they were his. he considered them his children. and i know that's the reason why my dad took those shots for his children, just like he would do for me and my sister. >> reporter: they say their father wasn't the type to back down. >> my daddy was not just a hero on tuesday. my daddy was a hero my whole life. he was my hero. >> reporter: this standoff has dragged on for more than 60 hours now. several schools in the area remain closed as this town prays for a peaceful resolution. savannah? >> gabe gutierrez in midland city, alabama. now here's matt. put to a vote some time last week after hagel was met with sharp questions on either side

of the aisle. capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has more on that. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the white house is not sounding any alarm bells. officials do say this was not a perfect performance from chuck hagel who, as you point out, is a republican who spent 12 years here in the senate representing nebraska. that should have made him very familiar with hearing that can get contentious, but it didn't turn out that way. respected for his decorated combat service in vietnam, but repeatedly pressed about his views on today's hot spots, even democrats took issue when chuck hagel referred to iran as a legitimate government. >> i do not see iran or the iranian government as a legitimate government. i want your thoughts on that. >> what i meant to say is it's recognizable, is recognized at the united nations. >> reporter: both parties wanted reassurance on israel. >> i'm a strong supporter of israel. i have been. i will continue to be. >> reporter: while hagel had done prep sessions in advanced,

he appeared unprepared when challenged on past statements, like saying the jewish lobby intimidates on capitol hill. >> name one person, in your opinion, who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in the united states senate. >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i don't know. >> reporter: another old friend wanted hagel to concede that he had been wrong to oppose the iraq troop surge. >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is, were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> reporter: some republicans questioned hagel's judgment on national security. >> why do you think that the iranian foreign ministry so strongly supports your nomination? >> i feel like i want to apologize for some of the tone and demeanor. >> reporter: while democrats suggested hagel was given a hard time. >> always enjoy being before the senate. >> reporter: and he enjoyed that for nearly eight hours on the hot seat.

he still has some more homework to turn in to fellow senators. while a number of republicans -- hagel is a republican -- say they will not support him, democrats are supporting him. therefore, the white house says they don't think his nomination is in trouble. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. more on the buildup to super bowl xlvii. the game kind of took a backseat on thursday to beyonce. jenna wolfe is in new orleans. >> reporter: two days to go now until super bowl xlvii. while, yes, football is the topic du jour, beyo nce and her half time show are a close second. leave it to beyonce to defend herself in the most creative way possible in the most recent scandal. >> would you mind standing? >> reporter: oh, say can she sing it? ♪ o say can you see

by the dawn's early light ♪ >> reporter: scored a star spangled touchdown thursday. ♪ and the rockets red glare >> reporter: live. ♪ o say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ >> reporter: solo. ♪ o'er the land of the free >> reporter: and flawless. ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ the brave >> reporter: quite a way to address the lip syncing uproar. >> any questions?

well, i am a perfectionist. >> reporter: for the first time since that presidential performance, beyonce spoke out. ♪ the bombs bursting in air >> reporter: admitting that she sang along with her own prerecorded track at the inauguration. >> due to the weather, due to the delays, due to no proper sound check, i did not feel comfortable taking a risk. it was about the president and the inauguration and i wanted to make him and my country proud. so i decided to sing along with my prerecorded track, which is very common in the music industry. and i'm very proud of my performanc performance. >> reporter: and the much-anticipated half time headliner assured everyone she's definitely going live at sunday's super bowl show. >> and i will absolutely be singing live. this is what i was born to do.

>> reporter: now, she was tight lipped about who she was rooting for except for, of course, a flawless half time show. she has been practicing for five months and she knows all eyes and all ears and all ears and all ears will be on her come sunday at the super bowl. savannah? >> jenna wolfe, thank you very much. i have to say, way to go, beyonce, silencing the critics in three minutes. >> it was pretty good, that version. i have to admit. al? >> in fact, our crowd here, they can't wait. they can't wait to hear beyonce in the half time show, especially when the niners are up a couple of touchdowns over the ravens. >> oh, natalie, respond. >> i can barely hear. i will say beyonce sounds beautiful. by the way, al, you remember, we

have our friendly wager, right, monday morning? this is going to be you, al. monday, you are going to be a baltimore raven. all right? >> i'm going to let the 49ers do the talking for us. and i just hope you've got your pick ax and your little miner outfit. >> wasn't sure where you were going with that one, al. >> i'm not sure. >> we're going to let you fight this out. and we'll see what happens on sunday. we'll vch more from new orleans, san francisco and baltimore coming up. >> i just got a tweet saying whatever al and natalie are having this morning, they want some of that, too. the super bowl, as we guarantee you'll be talking about on monday, we'll talk to its stars. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. 7:46 this friday morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. winter weather is moving out of the area. i will show you a live picture outside. there were snowflakes falling at the capitol dome earlier. >> just a dusting in washington. radar showing it is rapidly ending and heading off to the east now. and still maybe a few lingering snow showers later this morning. most of it pulling east of the bay. this is what is left in howard county. veronica johnson took this picture. our own veronica johnson a few minutes ago. tapering off and ending there.

got a quarter of an inch there. it did stick to untreated surfaces there. but it melted on roadways and around washington. this picture i took outside the building in northwest washington a dusting, quarter of an inch there. and windy and cold the rest of the day. gusts of wind over 30 miles an hour. already moving in now. with us through the afternoon as have highs low and mid 30s. cold day tomorrow. maybe some more snow, lite snow, late saturday night into early sunday morning. remaining cold into the first part of next week. perhaps a few more flurries late tuesday. >> tom, thank you. we will check the morning commute next.

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7:30 now on this friday morning, the 1st of february, 2013. and super bowl excitement is building across the country. and nowhere more than in the super bowl cities. al is in 49ers territory this morning while natalie mingles with ravens nation in baltimore. we'll tell you how all those fans are gearing up for game day. >> looks like real football weather in baltimore. that's cool. >> i know. the question is, is there football weather in new orleans? they have the super dome. it's good that i knew that. >> exactly. >> some progress. news you can use in the wake of the chinese cyber attacks on

"the new york times" and wall street journal, the online security hole that is you need to fill at home and at work to protect yourself from computer hackers. >> all right. we'll begin this half hour, though, with a super bowl commercial that has some people laughing and others who say it goes a little too far. we'll talk to the commercial's stars in a moment. first, nbc's stephanie gosk has more on the controversy. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. the first thing any good commercial must do is capture the audience's attention, funny, shocking or gross. go daddy goes for all three, drumming up controversy and this super bowl commercial starts to get some buzz. go daddy's commercial is called the perfect match. wink, wink. nudge, nudge. race car driver and spokeswoman danica patrick tees it up. >> there are two sides to go daddy, the sexy side, and the smart side that creates a killer website for your business,

represented by walter. >> kind of funny and then, depending on your threshold, shocking. the extra who is everywhere, but who no one really knows. here is where it gets interesting. the full-length commercial goes in for a tight, leave no tongue to the imagination close-up. go daddy says this slightly tamer version will air on cbs during the super bowl. the internet company has made a marketing campaign out of commercial controversy. >> has go daddy gone too far this time? >> well -- >> some say the commercial is too hot for tv. >> how hot is too hot? >> in 2008 the company says their first super bowl commercial was rejected, but the one that did air made sure viewers could find the racy original. >> you won't see it on tv, but it's on at go daddy.com. >> 1.5 million people visited their website by the end of the game. the shock and awe strategy seem

s to work. so this year they are back at it. >> look at that, dude. >> something that should be on tv or not on tv? >> definitely not. >> one word to describe that commercial. go. >> incest. >> gross. >> gosh, oh, gosh. >> how much is she paid for that? >> what anyone wants to see makes little difference. what matters is whether or not they remember it. just an interesting fact about the commercial. they shot that commercial in the same commercial where they shot the movie "psycho." back to you. >> all right. >> interesting tidbit. >> stephanie gosk, thanks. jesse hamon stars in that commercial along with super model, with us from tel aviv. good morning, one and all. >> good morning. >> i feel the first question everybody wants to have answered is how many takes did it take to get that? >> i can't remember. it was just a great experience.

it was like over 45 or something. >> is that because you kept messing up on purpose? >> no. i just tried to -- we tried to get it as perfect as possible. >> when you went for the audition, jesse, did they tell you right up front this is going to involve making out with. >> yes. in fact, on the audition, they asked are you okay doing that. >> is this a trick question? >> right, exactly. >> let's bring barre in. did you have any second thoughts about doing this? i don't mean with jesse. i mean in general. >> you know, it's a funny thing because i actually had this very strange dream that all my friends know about. i always wanted to go to a club or somewhere filled with people, look around, choose the most -- the one guy that's most unlikely that i'll ever kiss or pay attention to and go and kiss him in front of everyone so he will

be happy and will remember it for the rest of -- i don't know, the week. so, no, i didn't have any second thoughts. for me it was almost like go daddy made my dream come true. >> bar, do you want to tell the world what you told us about jes jesse's skills? >> jesse, can you hear me? >> i can hear you, yes. good morning. >> good morning. >> okay. jesse, i told jesse that when we kissed, but he's a very, very good kisser. >> jesse. >> you have to go online to see the rest of the commercial. >> if i were you, i wouldn't even have to be paid after that. that's enough right there. >> that's an endorsement. >> there are two versions of this commercial. >> right. >> one is much more explicit, showing the tongues here. do you understand and think it's the right decision that the tamer version air in the super bowl? >> i understand that they're being cautious because cbs is where the whole wardrobe

malfunction happened but i think people -- they go back and forth. but i think it's a good idea to have two versions so that people can see the tame version and then if they're interested in seeing the more wild version. >> bar, what about you? are you happy that the tamer version is airing or would you be fine if the more explicit version aired? >> i would have been very much fine with the second one airing and not the tamer oneme, you kn, but people know what to do, that's their job and i trust them to make their decisions. but i just feel like if you do something like that and it's filled with a lot of humor and, you know, we kind of joke about ourselves here, then go all the way. but i trust the people that know better than me, that know television. >> let's bring in our expert. good segue. do you think that this pushes the envelope of good taste or is

this a really good commercial? >> i think it's a great commercial for go daddy. go daddy has looked at the sensationalism for a long time and want to capture your attention. we talked about the other day with the new add, the deutsch has brought it to a new level. go daddy is a technology company, personified in jesse. but they're still staying true to that sexy -- >> did cbs make the right call? >> i think they probably did for the viewing public in general. they have this history of bringing people to the website. >> i spoke with the director, mike mcguire, who actually said they did 65 takes. >> who's counting. >> but anyway -- time flies, but he felt like the notion of having the kiss feel like it goes on forever actually brings something to the spot. >> you just wanted to say something. >> long before i was on the commercial, i was a go daddy hosting customer. and i'm using their sites to

help promote me as an actor. and as people, we need something to promote ourselves. >> so it's a natural -- >> they provide all the services i need. >> bar, thank you very much for joining us. this is going to get a lot of reaction when it airs in the super bowl. jesse, i have one word for you. sequel. and, matt, thank you very much as well. >> thank you, guys. >> all right. bye-bye. let's get a check of the weather now from al in san francisco. al? >> hey, guys, thanks so much. we're here with our 49ers fans. that's right. hey, you know what? you know, the ravens are leading in twitter chatter, 420,000 tweets versus the ravens -- 49ers,flacco. all right. let's see what we've got for super bowl weekend. here's the weather. saturday, we have lake-effect

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himself and not anyone else. ronaiah tuiasosopo told dr. phil mcgraw he conned manti te'o to falling in love. >> the pain, the sorrow, that was all real. >> reporter: he first killed off the girlfriend character, then in her voice extended the misery. >> why call back and say she's not dead? >> i felt like even if we ended this and moved on with our lives and this wasn't brought back up and the truth wasn't, you know, known, that we wouldn't truly be moving on. >> reporter: he keeps using the word "we" because he, tuiasosopo, acknowledging that he is gay, that he had fallen in love with te'o and he needed to end it so he could get on with his life. he said he was sorry.

>> i hurt every day for the decisions i've made >> reporter: but told mcgraw much of his sorrow is for himself. >> the me, ronaiah, i was hurting. it hit me like a brick wall. i poured so much into lennay that i, myself, was getting nothing. >> reporter: mcgraw didn't buy his whole story. for example, that it was only tuiasosopo's voice as lennay. >> i love you so much, hon. sweet dreams. >> he had the voice tested. >> the chance that you are the person on that voice mail is like one in 10 million. >> reporter: in the end, the author of a cruel hoax has his 15 minutes of fame, a young man that tv psychologist told us struck him as immature and self involved. >> when you take a narcissistic position like he did, it's all about you. >> reporter: genuinely famous person, accomplished star, the football hero, just a victim, a prop in a one-sided production. there's no cripple case, no lawsuits on the horizon, so end of story, until the next

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francisco and baltimore. >> it's customary for the mayors of the cities playing in the game to make a friendly wager. natalie, why don't you get us started? >> i'm joined by baltimore's mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake. it involves some community service. is that right, mayor? >> it does, a little bit of seafood and a lot of service. wendy spencer from americorps with all our volunteers. i can't wait to host him when we win for a day of service with our americorps volunteers. >> second part of that is shuking some crabs? >> world-famous lexington market. >> thank you so much, mayor rawlings-blake. >> thank you. >> what does mayor lee say to that? he will be logging some hours here. >> we have americorps volunteers back here as well. what's your part? we know you'll be bringing, what is it, americorps volunteers.

what's happening here? >> we have americorps here, but we're going to get mayor rawlings-blake -- i love working with her, part of the national mayors conference. she's a great leader. she will be here at the fisherman's wharf, eating crabs. here is what she'll be eating right here, dungeonous crab. >> blue crab. it's blue crab, al. >> that's not blue crab. >> matt and savannah, back to you. >> may the best city and the best team win. >> may the best woman win. >> sounds like a win-win, to be perfectly honest. >> it does, indeed. good luck to both cities. up next, "today's" top click. >> but first your local news and weather. re cute. [ door closes ] [ female announcer ] new special k protein cereal helps keep you fuller longer. willpower. what will you gain when you lose? [ traffic sounds ]

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7:56 is your time now. good morning. i'm eun yang. live look at the dulles toll road in virginia. snow covered. lot like -- snow covered like lot of the roads around our area. let's check in with danella sealock for a look at the roads. >> good morning. yes. there's a couple of problems happening this morning because of that. let's start with gw parkway northbound at 123. difficult to count the amount of fender bendners this area. gw parkway northbound, completely closed right now because of icy conditions. over to the dulles toll road, here same story. multiple accidents as you make your way by hunter mill road westbound at 7. delays from 28. back over to you. >> thanks so much. we will take a quick break and a check of the forecast when we come back.

pre-dawn snow left a dusting. now it is leaving. we have winds picking up and some sun breaking out this afternoon. highs only mid 30s. strong winds and ending by late afternoon. cold weekend to follow. >> thanks, tom. another news u

friday morning. it's the 1st of february, 2013. we're kicking off our friday field trips in style, with a great crowd gathered in san francisco, as you just saw. it's about 45, 46 degrees there. now baltimore, with a temperature more like 32, 33. it was snowing there earlier. al's in san francisco. natalie's in baltimore. we'll check in with them in just a little while. here on the plaza, i'm matt lau lauer, along with savannah guthrie. >> they're having so much fun that i think we should hit the road as well. every friday this month we're going to hit the road, visit a great american city.

matt and i are going next friday. and on monday, we will tell you which city we will get to visit a week from today. >> that sounds good. we are going to have more on the super bowl, from those two extremely excited cities in just a couple of minutes. if the people there keep up this level of energy until game time, they will be sound asleep at about 6:00 on sunday. and also we have got wings -- how many people here are going to eat a couple of chicken wings on super bowl sunday? we have got three recipes to share with you today as part of our super bowl wings cook-off. >> smells good. >> three extinctly different recipes, one of them red hot. we'll share those a little later on. >> one of them may require a hazmat suit. and in the wake of cyber attacks that happened to two major newspapers, we have a warning, what you need to do to safeguard your own personal computer to make sure you're safe. natalie is in baltimore.

that means tamron hall is over at the news desk with all the headlines. >> hey, matt and savannah and everyone. an explosion at the entrance to the u.s. embassy in turkey. foreign correspondent richard engel is in istanbul with the latest. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. details are still coming in, but witnesses say that a suicide bomber tried to enter the u.s. embassy using a side door, that he got as far as the first x-ray machine and then detonated some sort of explosive device. the u.s. ambassador quoted by the roueuters news agency says e turkish guard was killed, working for the u.s. embassy. there were many injured, mostly people who were walking by on the street. the u.s. embassy just issued a statement, but didn't provide any details. it said that they are thankful for the actions of the turkish authorities and that more information will be provided later. >> richard engel, thank you very

much. admirers and critics alike are remembering former new york city mayor ed koch who died overnight from congestive heart failure. the current mayor, michael bloomberg, called him new york's champion. he was 88 years old. the cause of thursday's massive explosion in mexico city. at least 25 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded. officials say the blast took place in a basement at the headquart headquartered complex of mexico's state-owned oil company. the man who has been holding a 5-year-old boy hostage since tuesday in an underground bunker in alabama has allowed police to send medicine and coloring books to that little boy. the kidnapper is suspected of killing a school bus driver who tried to keep him from snatching that child. an aska airline 737 made a safe, emergency landing in portland, oregon, last night

after the pilot became temporarily unconscious during the flight from l.a. to seattle. there were more than 120 passengers and crew members on board and a jetblue flight from new york to san diego was diverted to denver after a passenger allegedly became unruly over a seating dispute. now for a look at what's trending today, a quick roundup of what has you talking online. the story of an applebee waitress after posting a receipt online. the customer wrote, quote, i give god 10%. why do you get 18, in the tip area. jane krakowski hot online after steam iing up our studio, planting kisses on both actor jason bateman and tv's dr. oz, who took precautionary measures

and taped up his mouth there. >> chelsea ham bechlt rg. >> what are you looking at? >> plastic surgery or makeover. you look really hot today. >> you're so annoying, so obnoxious. i specifically covered up so you couldn't look at me and undress me with your molester eyes. >> morgan, marking the second anniversary of his interview show jokingly told chelsea he could help her get a better job. wow! jokes amongst friends, i guess. back to matt and savannah. >> we'll leave it at that. >> on the from san fran. >> i sure do, savannah. here in the shadow of the beautiful port of san francisco building, we have miss san

francisco. ♪ let's face it. the city has a theme. they don't have a theme in baltimore. then don't have a theme song. no. that's fantastic. all right. let's check your weather and see what we have for you. again, our pick city of the day, san francisco! nbc bay area. sunny, cool. 62 degrees. the weather is even better in san francisco. as you see, we have snow down to the mid lapt states, include batt -- mid atlantic states including san francisco. clouds to the midwest. beautiful out west. 77 in beautiful los angeles. lake-effect snow across the great lakes. plenty of shine through the southeast. and more snow in the mid atlantic states. oh, oh. ♪ home again

that's your latest weather. here's what's happening in your neck of the golden gate. >> lingering flurries around the metro area. points north and west. that's going to be ending over the next hour. quickly moving east and we have had viewers sending in their photos. bowie, prince george's county, looks like a light dusting there. maybe a quarter of an inch or less. and more of the same in charles county. sent in to weather@nbcwashington.com. temperatures are cold. below freezing. we are in the 20s to near 30 degrees now. highs mid 30s. gusty winds today. >> that's the latest from san francisco, matt and savannah. where seals are bigger than sharks! look at that. that's a huge, huge seal. >> al, i don't know if you can hear me, but this person over here begs to differ with you. what do you say? he said there's no theme song for baltimore. >> yes, there is a theme song. >> quickly, sing the theme song. you don't know it?

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back now at 8:11 with a special edition of "today," friday field trip. >> jenna, al and natalie are spread out across the country, from new orleans, san francisco and baltimore, to get you ready for the game. al, let's start with you in san francisco. >> okay. thanks, guys. let's start with the best. why not? city, that is. it has been 18 years since san francisco and the 49ers have been to the super bowl. you can imagine there are a lot of hopes all riding on this big game on sunday. it all really came to a head with the closing seconds of the nfc championship game. >> three, two, one! >> san francisco 49ers, city by

the bay itself. >> i'm linda. >> i'm kathy. >> i'm debbie. >> and we're the faithfulistas. >> reporter: all female fan club. >> female fans are very educated and so passionate. >> ray and fran reynolds met at a 49ers game, and it was love at first sight. at least for one of them. >> everyone jump ed up and i lok up and here is this beautiful butt right in front of me. i'm going, where did that come from? >> today they're a happily married pair of season ticket holders. >> this is a 49ers shrine. >> life-long niners fan. this is bernadette's first chance to go to a super bowl and she's going in style. >> these are my niner nails. >> banjo man, a fixture at

niners game. ♪ we're gonna win the super bowl and have a lot of fun ♪ yeah, niners! >> that's right, banjo man is there in new orleans. he does not have a ticket for the game. if jenna wolfe can help him out, maybe hook him up, i'm sure he would appreciate that. i don't think it would be that hard to find banjo man there in new orleans. matt, savannah, back to you guys. >> banjo man never blends in. natalie is in baltimore with some rabid raven fans. >> rabid ravens, indeed, they are, savannah. well known for their love of the team, as you can see just by their showing here today. we've got just about everyone representing. they waited a long time for the super bowl as well. 12 years, in fact, since the last time the ravens went to the super bowl. and they won that one. now every friday, all season long, has been purple friday in

support of their team. they wear their purple with pride. in fact, some dyeing their hair in purple. that will last a long time. let's hope that the ravens go home as champs. in fact, here they bleed purple instead of red. >> ravens. >> baltimore is ravens nation. ♪ ravens >> let's go ravens! >> no doubt purple and black are the colors of this city by the bay, nicknamed charm city. >> so much camaraderie back to the city. >> thousands of fans rallied as their team set off for new orleans, especially cheering on their beloved linebacker, ray lewis, expected to retire after a 17-year career. >> baltimore, baltimore, baltimore. going to new orleans for nothing else but to bring another ring

back to baltimore. we love you. we love you. >> in the first super bowl featuring brothers as opposing head coaches, baltimore ravens john harbaugh is ready to take on his brother, jim harbaugh's 49ers. >> no better team than baltimore. awesome. >> another couple getting marry this had weekend, baltimore native. >> honeymoon and super bowl, not many people can say that. >> matt and savannah, a great crowd with me. by the way, that couple will get married tomorrow and the bride will be wearing purple instead of white. now we got dexter here, who is a fan. he knows they're going to win. lynn, show us the back of your head. there you go. that's super fandom right there. >> dedication. >> matt, savannah, i want to see that on you.

>> i don't know if i have enough hair to do that. >> natalie, you're right there. you could make a stop. let's now move to jenna wolfe down in new orleans with what you need to know about the big game. jenna? >> reporter: if anyone knows how to host a party, it is new orleans. it's the tenth year they're hosting the super bowl. from the crossover, she knows something about new orleans and the game. been out all night. >> all night. >> there's a buzz in the city, michelle, isn't there? >> we've got super bowl leading into mardi gras. the streets are busier, earlier in the day, late nights, early mornings. it's a long week. >> is it me or does music just play 24 hours in this town? >> it's not just here. >> that's right. >> all over the city, there's music, all kinds of music coming from everywhere. i saw lil' wayne last night to ra rascal flats. >> your jewelry looks amazing. >> thank you. i brought you, so you were

impartial, ravens and san francisco. you don't have to do anything to earn them. >> thank you. what does the fan need to know about this game? >> john and jim harbaugh playing each other, their parents will be a nervous wreck. two teams that not necessarily expected to be here at the beginning of the season. if you haven't heard about ray lewis by now, i don't know what to do. >> no, you do. you will. >> people will call in sick monday. be ready for that. >> give me one good bit of trivia. >> super bowl xlvii, tenth time in new orleans. first one post katrina. don't say anything about home runs and you should be safe. >> or goals, hockey, anything like that? >> touchdowns. >> michelle from nbc's crossover. back to you in the studio. most talked about videos of the week. today's top clicks, right after this.

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you're going to talk about some common holes in security that people need to plug and they need to plug quickly. and the first one is passwords. you don't even like the term passwords. >> the number one security hole for most people is personal, their personal accounts get exposed when they have insecure passwords. people should be thinking about having something like a passphrase, which is two or three words that aren't going to show up in a dictionary, that are longer. it's harder to guess. that makes it much harder for somebody to crack that account. >> and it is true, you need to have a different password or pass phrase for every account and site you're using? >> that's exactly right. otherwise, somebody gets one of them and they can get into all your accounts. what becomes a challenge then is it's hard to remember all of those things. my recommendation there is to have a password manager. >> give me a couple of examples. >> like pass.com or one pass. you have to remember one password but they can help you manage the rest. >> why are they harder to hack into from the outside?

>> they can be hacked, too, but the idea is that you have one especially difficult password that you do commit to memory but the others can then be managed across all of the -- you can make one database for all the rest. >> you want us to update our anti-virus software and not only update but add more. >> anti-virus software. one of the key ways people or computers get compromised, malware gets installed. viruses can share personal information. you can also have holes in ports. you need to install it, keep it up-to-date. otherwise it's no good. make sure your firewall is configured properly. >> every time he you see that little window pop up, you say click yes, click now? >> operate your operating system, web browser. keeping your system up-to-date is essential. >> and you say we are our own worst enemies when it comes to this sort of thing. we get an e-mail and open it

sometimes from someone we don't know. then it has a link on t we click on that link and that's a formula for disaster? >> yes. it's important to have your guard up whenever you're on the internet. sometimes you're getting e-mails from people you trust because their accounts have been compromised. so even your friend of a friend network is a whole -- your colleagues can be a security hole. it's really important to sort of -- every link that looks suspicious, you know, don't just click. make sure you use your common sense. >> if it says, hey, i want you to link to this website, don't click the link. actually go and type in the website? >> yes. >> use http? >> this is a particularly important thing. an e-mail from your bank or facebook, hey, come log in. don't follow those links. type in the address yourself. also when you're on the open web, if you can -- it's very important to use the this tthtt which is to make sure your data is encrypted.

>> especially important right now. thank you very much. >> thank you. now to savannah, willie and tamron. >> today is wear red to raise awareness about heart but not so much as our friend. >> we were supposed to be outside so i had the big red coat and everything. >> this is very personal to you. tell us about that. >> wear red every single day. but in addition to doing a healthy lifestyle i'm going to do a heart healthy restart in exercise and nutrition. >> exercising every day? >> at least 30 minutes a day, which is what the aha recommends, and a whole fitness program, which will be movement base based. >> your doctor has tailored a diet just for you. it would be different for everybody. what is he telling you? >> take out the kninight shade

vegetables like potatoes and peppers and put in things like avocado, that kind of thing. >> we'll hea breaking news at 8:26 this february 1. just in to our newsroom, schools in shenandoah county, virginia, carroll county, maryland, are closed. they were on a delay but now closed. light dusting is causing major problems on the roads as well. danella has those details. >> good morning. yeah, multiple accidents in our area. first we will start with gw parkway northbound at 123. slick conditions there caused multiple accidents. fender benders. northbound lanes are blocked at gw parkway. let's head to the dulles toll road. as you make your way westbound you are jammed. hunter mill road, couple of accidents there because of icy conditions.

delays from 28. all the way to the dulles toll road. >> tom will tell white house we can see more snow.

pre-dawn light snow. watch out for slick spots below freezing in the 20s now. highs low and mid 30s with strong gusty winds. little sun breaking out later. lighter winds but still cold for the weekend. maybe more snow late saturday into sunday. back to you. >> thanks,

1st of february, 2013. bundled up here on rockefeller plaza. natalie and al are in baltimore and san francisco, respectively. i'm savannah guthrie, along with

matt lauer and tamron hall. >> getting excited for the game. crowds in those cities and people from those cities who have travelled to new orleans. the scene will be jumping. in baltimore it was snowing a little earlier on. out to san francisco there, the niners fans are all wrapped up. what do you do for super bowl without a pile of wings? we have our cook-off this morning guaranteed to melt your mouth. >> they say don't touch t i'm not sure how you end up eating it. we'll get to those recipes. and kevin spacey and robin wright are here. we'll talk about their new netflix series "house of cards." >> reading. >> that's called cheating. >> robin doesn't need to cheat, but you -- >> competitive. >> let's start with checking in with al and natalie. who do you want to go first?

>> let natalie go first. >> all right, natalie. >> ooh, a raven. >> al, meet conquer, okay? that's all you have to hear. conquer. the ravens will conquer the 49ers. rig right? >> yeah. >> take that. >> as a famous baltimore author, edgar allen poe once said quote the raven never more. there you have it. we have all our friends here. okay. go long! go long! yeah. all right. let's check your weather, see what w let's check your weather and see what we have going on for you and show you for the weekend ahead, we are look at frigid conditions in the eastern third of the country. plenty of flurries around the great lakes. look for sunshine out west. nice and mild through the gulf. sunday, super bowl sunday, more snow in the northeast. we have showers in the pacific

northwest.as far as watching thr bowl, new orleans has a dome. as we make our way to san francisco. clouds and sunshine by the afternoon and 62. and the inner harbor and the rest beautiful baltimore, they have some snow. a temperature of 42 degrees. when it comes to the weather, who has it better than us? >> nobody! >> who has it better than us? >> nobody! >> who has it better than us? >> nobody! >> that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> pre-dawn snow did stick on untreated roads. and pavement. north and west of the metro area, we have parts of multiple accidents coming in. watch out. it is slick. even though it was just a dusting, it was just enough for untreated surface tows get slick. just a few lingering passing flurries and snow showers over the next hour. then cold. we are down into the 20s now. most of the region winds are gusting to 30 miles an hour.

they may even feel stronger later today. sun breaks out. highs only in the mid 30s. winds diminish tonight into the >> that's your latest weather. >> that went well, al. okay. time for "today's" top clicks, when you get to vote for your favorite videos of the week. willie has a new champion. >> the cat that plays three card monty has been unseated. drum roll please for the new champion. the wendy's drive-thru rap. okay, i got it. ♪ i want a number two with cheese but not the combo, just a accepted witch please ♪ ♪ write this down i want everything on it except no lettuce ♪ >> college freshman from belmont colle college, getting creative with his order at his local wendy's. some discussion whether wendy's might have been involved in this

one. >> oh, really? >> went off without a hitch, seemed to be ready with the order. >> nine different camera angles. could be well produced. >> he has nice skills. wendy's couldn't help him with that. >> rhyme frosty with. >> exactly. that's our champion. pretty good challengers this week. number two, a sting operation, featuring the letter b from video prankster roman atwood. >> you got a b on you. you got a b on you. >> where is it? >> on your back. >> oh, it's right there. oh, no. you got it. got it. >> oh, thanks. oh, my god. >> this is cruel. to do that to a stranger. look at that. >> some people take it in stride, at least the ones they show. >> i don't think it would be funny. >> maybe you'll like this one better. slightly sophisticated brand of

humor, reminding the academy why the "les mis" actress might win the oscar ♪ consider me on oscar night anne hathaway "les miserables" ♪ ♪ i played a prostitute who died her life was really sad and awful ♪ >> love the pronunciation of "les miserables," emma fitzpatrick, film student at the university of southern california, what some have called a too obvious oscar campaign on the part of ann hath aaway. >> she stuck the landing on "les miserables." >> she did. this is a pep talk from kid president. >> a poem. two roads diversed in the woods

and i took the road less traveled. and it hurt, man! there were rocks, thorns and glass! tires broke. not cool! >> that's 9-year-old robby novak from tennessee. as i said, we met him on thursday. his motto is less complain iing more -- >> he's like the cutest kid. does he win is the question. >> let's recap our top pick choices, wendy's drive-thru rap, anne hathaway, letter b prank and kid president. >> you can vote by phone as well. matter of fact, take a look. kevin spacey, already casting his vote. meanwhile, robin has lost the will to live. first this is "today" on nbc.

kevin spacey and robin wright have been friends for more than 20 years. >> now they're star nth new n f netflix original series "house of cards" and have struggles like any married pair. >> what is this? >> what does it look like? >> but the basement is mine. >> i know. it's not for me. >> who is it for? >> for you. >> there's a gym in the capital. >> which you never use. >> i'm a tad busy running the country. is this your subtle way of saying that i'm out of shape? >> no. it's my way of suggesting you could be in better shape. >> that sounds both passive aggressive and condescending. >> good morning to both.

netflix content. >> 13 episodes at once, released on netflix, which sounds unusual. this is the way people view tv these days anyway, isn't it? >> part of the argument for putting it out there the way that we are. what did you do over the weekend? so many times i'm hearing friends say i stayed home and watched two seasons of "breaking bad" or two seasons of "dexter." one, people do have long attention spans. for many years, intelligent people thought they didn't. if they're consuming it that way, one of the reasons why perhaps there's so much piracy, like "game of thrones" is one of the most pirated series in history -- >> building over it for weeks, people talking about it for several days and then here comes the next episode. >> this trend that we wanted to fall prey to in a sense, it's

consumersville u.s.a. why not give the people what they want, instead of dangling the bait? >> the "new york times" calls this concept binge viewing. you watch it all in one sitting. starting today on netflix, you could watch all 13 episodes if you wanted to. let's talk about the content now. you play a very shrewd politician who, i don't know if i can say this on tv, screwed over by the president-elect. >> you don't know if you're allowed to say screwed-over yet? >> well, i just did. >> the ceil room is going, cut, cut. >> tell us about your character. is it time to get mad or get even? >> the way i've viewed this experience so far is i've had the most remarkable time with robin and our writer, in playing what feels like a championship chess match. it's all about moves and it's all about how this particular character i'm playing seems to have an absolute authority in being able to figure out how

people are going to respond. so he's thinking 12 moves ahead. for us, it felt like i'm doing a really long movie instead of episodics. >> and if it's like a chess game, robin, you've known him 20 years. you would be friends. my first question would be why did you decide to work with him? but anyway, was it easy? the dialogue we just saw, timing has to be just right. was it easy to pick up? >> we have a beautiful dance rhythm together. we never got to work with each other 20 years ago. we had one scene in a film. to get to do this on a daily basis, the most consummate actor, and to have that banter on a daily basis, whether you get thrown a ball of improv and he'll catch it and -- it's so much fun. but the calm calculated duo with the insashable dritiable drive

>> she's a perfect lady macbeth. >> i'm a flight to los angeles, i'm on the plane, 2 1/2 hours into the flight i realized we were sitting right next to each other. >> and i've known you for about 20 years. >> exactly. we didn't even recognize each other until we came out of the bathroom -- we didn't come out of the bathroom together. she came out and then -- >> mile high. >> i think we learned something about the plane etiquette. you don't look up and look at the other passengers. >> it was fun actually. >> kevin spacey, robin wright, good luck. >> thank you. >> "house of cards" on netflix. first this is "today" on nbc.

back now with "today's" first-ever chicken wing cook-off. americans will consume 1.2

billion chicken wings this weekend. that's enough to circle the globe twice. >> our three finalists here, sherri williams from florida, and nancy juddfrom utah. sonny anderson from the food network, our judge. what is the name of your recipe? >> my recipe is asian jerk. onion powder, ginger, white pepper and cilantro. next thing i do, throw them in a ziploc bag, put them in the refrigerator at least four hours. we want to fry them. >> okay. >> fry them for seven to eight minutes until golden brown or until the juices run clear. >> got it. >> once you fry them, the next thing -- >> sauce is cooking over here.

>> less important part is the sauce. >> what's in that? >> the star of the sauce is uncle gary's. >> it's spicy and sweet. and i can taste the cilantro but it's not overpowering. i like that. >> with me right now, we'll do apricot shellacked ghost chili chicken wings. >> they get all the flavor from the ghost chili. it's eight times hotter than a habanero. >> yes. >> it was formally one of the hottest chili's in the world. >> what else goes in there? >> to balance some that have heat out -- this isn't food. it's not meant for people to eat. >> oh, good. >> get ready. >> that's right. now you tell me. >> we try to balance it out with honey and brown sugar.

bourbon in there. >> you fry the chicken wings first, right? >> that's right. >> if the heat doesn't get you, the cholesterol will? >> that's right. >> ooh-wee. >> they cook in there how long? >> about ten minutes until they get golden and cr then what, sa that? >> give them a quick toss in there. >> sonny, you tasted this. what do you think? >> i've got to tell you, i have had one square inch before. there's two teaspoons of it ground up in there, i would like to take a swig of this milk and move on to the next one. >> bourbon would be more fitting. >> you make mountains of these? >> i do. >> how do you do it? >> separated and i use four pans at a time in two ovens. >> what does the sauce look

like? >> brown sugar and vinegar, soy sauce, orange juice, orange marmalade, ginger, garlic and the key ingredients are the wasabi paste. >> that's a lot of wasabi, nancy. >> i don't think so, no. >> and then, mild, spicier than -- jalapeno. >> and wasabi? >> trying to kill me today. >> and then if you want them hotter, use a habanero. this is really evil. >> we'll hear from sonny on this. >> can you give us the verdict on these three wings and who the winner was? >> the first one was delicious. it's an excellent wing, great balance of flavors there. second one, spicy, sticky. third one, sticky. i love the wasabi. i have to tell you, i would go back 1,000 times over and eat the whole platter of the second

wing, finger-licking good. >> is that a golden -- thanks, everybody. we're back with much more of "today" on a friday morning. first this is "today" on nbc.

back now, we have two dogs, air buddy and brutus, sons of the famed air bud from the popular movie. >> author of "go buddy:the air bud story." talk to me about these dogs. >> pleasure to be here. air bud are the peyton manning of the dog world. championship game for the niners and it all started with just a game of fetch. >> son of the original, okay. >> in the book chronicles buddy's seven-year journey. hut, hut, hut. go, buddy, go! okay. sibling rivalry. one more. hut, hut. come here. come here. come here. hut, going deep.

>> go long. >> go long. >> want to try one, matt? >> sure. >> ten seconds, matt. >> real quick. i've got a glove on. >> hut. go, go, go deep, buddy! >> yeah! completed pass. >> thank you so much. we're back in a moment with a look at "today's" friday flashback. >> terrible story out of brazil. victims of that deadly nightclub fire. >> there may have been 1,000 or more patrons in the club at the time, well above the capacity. ed koch, former mayor of new york city is dead at the age of 88. >> holding a 5-year-old hostage in his underground bunker. >> he was basically a ticking time bomb. >> as policy alienates young people. >> new questions this morning in the death of mindy mccready's

boyfriend. >> did you kill david? >> oh, my god, no. >> is it an open competition if you decide to run? >> american politics is always an open competition. >> it's amazing how we improved health for the poorest children in the world. >> i feel like i'm getting a second chance to start over. >> you can do anything you want now. and nothing is holding us back. >> i'm happy. there's a lot of chaos but we make it work. >> you make me laugh. you're great. >> your child in that box right there. >> are you ready to open the box? >> it's a boy. >> you're really, really disturbingly good at this. >> have you accepted that you're now a celebrity? >> yeah. >> go team. >> put one down. >> which one? >> who has it better than us?

nobody! >> oh, man. >> you guys ate up -- >> how long have you guys played together? >> we don't. >> you don't? first time for everything. >> getting any tongue there or -- breaking news at 8:56 on this friday, february 1, 2013. the northbound lanes of the gw parkway shut down with the light snow causing a mess out there. danella sealock is here with details. good morning. >> good morning. yeah. problem is route 123, multiple accidents, in that area.

caused gw parkway to be shut down. drivers head northbound forced off to spout run parkway. be aware of that. to the dulles toll road, chopper 4. the situation here, fender benders. you can see here, a new accident that just happened. your delays as you head to the beltway are nine miles. >> thank you. snow is gone but it is getting chilly out there. to

pre-dawn coating of fresh snow in the landscape. feet soent in by one of our viewers. share your snow photos. it is cold. we are down into the 20s now. most of the reasonable only. winds gusting over 30 miles an hour. windy, cold day today.

back now with more of "today" on this friday, the very first day of february, 2013. out on the plaza, getting the party started, kicking off super bowl weekend. inside studio 1a i'm willie geist along with tamron hall. natalie and al are kicking off field trip fridays. they're in the super bowl cities. al is out in san francisco. natalie is in baltimore. it's been a wild morning for both of them. let's start with you and the underdog ravens? how is it looking there? >> coming up, i'll give you a little taste of baulltimore.

i'll eat my way through the city. all i can tell you is on the menu, crabs shall crabs and more crabs. does it get any more delicious than this? coming up, you all were talking about ray lewis' whole pregame warm-up with that really emotional dance. coming up, we've got some members of the audience that will teach you the dance. >> tamron is already doing it, natalie. while you were speaking, she was doing the dance. >> the camera wasn't on me. >> she'll do it for the audience. >> i'll break it down a little bit later. and let's check in with al and san fran where the party is going on. some superstars with us. we've got joe montana, who knows about winning a super bowl or two. and we've got beyonce, who knows about singing at a super bowl or

two. and we've got crab coming up, too. we've got our own crab. crab, crab and more crab. we've got sourdough bread. here in san francisco. >> wow! >> we've got it all for 9.99. you can get a double. al, we'll check back with you. that hot chocolate sounds delicious. >> i didn't know that san fran was known for crabs. i knew baltimore crabs but did you know san fran? >> it's the blue crab. blue crab. >> dungeness crab. >> blue crab. >> dungeness crab. >> what is she doing? >> it's been a long morning. >> she's gone crab mad. >> we're starting to lose natalie. i don't know who that woman is. >> thanks, guys. "today's" take three. we'll keep it on the subject of the super bowl. maybe you've seen it. beyonce had a press conference in new orleans where she'll be

performing at half time. there's been a big flap about whether or not she was singing or had some help with the inaugurati inauguration. here is what she did as she walked out on to the stage before that press conference started ♪ o say can you see and the home of the brave the brave ♪ any questions? >> that's what we call, tamron, a drop the mike situation. >> i was thinking, did jay-z -- that was a jay-z moment. you see the couple there. twitter went on fire after this. it was beautiful. not just the singing but how she executed -- one headline said

"hi, haters." >> great way to handle it. really, you think i can't sing? watch this. >> i'm going to walk out looking ridiculously amazing, per usual, politely walk up and just kill it. >> and then after the press conference she was asked about the inauguration, the national anthem. she said she didn't have time to rehearse with that orchestra because of the weather, there was a delay, no sound check. she didn't feel comfortable singing it live. she was singing but had a backup track, which a lot of artists have as well. >> she's a virgo. >> you're going into astrology on this now? you're taking it down a path i didn't want to go down. she's a virgo. >> i'm a virgo and she often cites michael jackson, who is a virgo, and they tend to be extreme perfectionists, over the top, having everything right. >> so it was in the stars? >> you're going to see stars. >> how about take two, the super bowl super kiss? super bowl ad for the web

development company godaddy.com. commercial features world famous super model bar refaeli and actor jesse heiman. this isn't even kissing. this is throwing down. the idea of a perfect match, they say, when sexy meets smart, your small business scores. >> right. >> this is the one they're going to run during the super bowl on sunday. this goes on for quite some time. there was a version that was supposedly rejected by cbs where they played tonsil hockey. >> they're tonguing? >> like deep. >> french kissing. >> we had to blur it out, believe it or not. >> it's that bad you had to blur it out? i'm just being dramatic. i actually thought, okay, if he -- listen, there's someone for everyone. if he looked like george clooney and he was kissing her affectionately like that, would it have been edited out? is it because people are like, eww? >> i don't want to see two

tongs wrapped around each other during the super bowl. it's just a little much. >> when you say it like that -- >> for the record, bar refaeli, who famously dated leonardo dicaprio says that jesse was a good kisser. >> we're watching football. >> we're not all adults watching the game. >> oh, okay. . >> take three, first day of february. want to show you a couple of cool things. new flavor from ben and jerry's ice cream in honor of the final episode last night of "30 rock." this is liz lemon greek frozen yogurt. >> there's been a big buzz online about ben and jerry's coming out with an ice cream in honor of the show. people were speculating. this is it. >> has a blueberry lavender swirl. >> this is yogurt?

>> frozen greek yogurt. >> it tastes like ice cream. it's very good. >> are these mine? >> for the low, low price of -- >> 9.99. >> $300. >> what? >> they can grow to 71" tall, super roses. >> in my heels, which are five inches, i am like 5'9", 5'10". >> yeah, so those are about 5'8", 5'7". >> with my bruno mars hair. >> they last seven to ten days, come from ecuador, can only be grown down near the equator. they're very expensive. if you have the cash and went to send a dozen of them, 300 bucks that come in the vaz and everything. >> ladies are worth it. guys don't want flowers for valentine's day. you want to give them, right? >> not those, per se. they're $300. >> your wife is worth it. two kids, you've been with her since high school. you can't pony up $300? >> half dozen, $150.

>> what if i just take the top? >> you get to keep the roses. you go home happy. don't worry about it. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> and we'll make the swing over to some of the other top headlines of the day. >> thank you, willie. a lot to talk about. the labor department reports that employers report 157,000 jobs in january. however, the unemployment rose to 7.9% in january, up a notch from december's 7.8%. people here in new york city and across crit are remembering new york city mayor ed koch who died overnight from congestive heart failure. new york city mayor michael bloomberg called him the city's champion. he was 88 years old. deadly attack targeted at the u.s. embassy in turkey. suicide bomber detonated his device in a building entrance at a security checkpoint leading to the visa section. at least three people were

killed. dozens of people are dead and at least 100 others injured after a massive explosion inside a state-owned oil complex. rescuers are searching through the rubble to see if anyone is still trapped at this hour. investigators don't know yet what caused the blaze. and meet sam, the cat with eyebrows? >> oh, my. >> yes, oh, my. really it's two spots of black fur above his eyes. the shape of the brows make him look like he's sad. according to his twitter account which he monitors daily, is leading a happy life. the perplexed feline has 10,000 instagram followers. he's cute. nine minutes after the hour. that is your update, from feline to facts. >> another animal with a twitter account. >> i'm having mixed feelings of all the animals with instagrams. i love animals. i had two dogs, at one point i

had two cats and a bird. >> how was that working out? >> my friends call me ace ventura. >> that's not a compliment, by the way. >> i know. >> let's check in with al. >> i know you hate when pets instagram pictures of their food. just unbelievable. >> quite a pair. >> you've got all our friends here, hanging out. all the niners folks. man, it's early here. you know these are die-hard niner fans when you're talking about getting up. oh, gosh, it's after 6:00. let's check your weather, showc. show you what's happening. we are talking about bitterly cold weather coming across the plains. look at these temperatures. air temperatures. 13 below in minneapolis. feels like 25 below.

oh, man. that's brutal. we have lake-effect snow to talk about as well. we are talking about the great lakes. no ice on the lakes. you can see. they got quite a bit of snow go through southern new jersey this morning. and we are going to be looking about one to three inches from d.c. to lower new jersey. locally 12 inches of lake-effect snow between erie and buffalo. over here. here's our -- our meteorologist. morning meteorologist from here at nbc bay local area news. hi. you like this weather, right? >> i like get to stand next to al roker. >> wow. there you go. when i say here's what's happening in your neck of the woods, boom. >> good morning. here we've got the cloud race on in the wake of the pre-dawn snow. clouds are racing through. winds up there at the cloud level blowing about 60 miles an hour down at the surface. we have had gusts up to 30 miles an hour. and the windchill at reagan

national, 16. that's what it feels like with the air temperature at 30 degrees now. later today, only in the mid 30s. wind still whippinging in out of the north and west. cloudy over the weekend. might get more light snow perhaps late saturday into sunday. still cold into >> and that's your latest weather. willie, tamron? >> thanks, al. fresh off the wind of the screen actor guild awards for "argo," ben from his new nbc dr "deception." that is equivalent of winning best picture in those awards. you guys were sturned. >> yeah, we were. it's embarrassing how just happy -- i know i should be cool and like, awards don't mean anything to me. but i was like, yes! i have been smiling like nonstop. and it's great because once you get one of those awards, you can walk up to anybody at the party afterwards. i was going up to daniel day

lewis, anybody i wanted to. because, hey, i got an award. you got an award. >> that lasts for one night, by the way. >> i tried to talk to kevin spacey -- don't know what i was thinking. >> the show "deception" huge buzz. people love it. you're teaming up with victor garmin. the hits keep coming. >> you're directing an episode coming up? >> i direct episode seven. you'll notice. it's so different. >> yeah, i am directing. >> is the show fun to make? anything about crazy, rich people seems to work. >> yes. >> by the way, you're the suspect right now. >> i am. i'm a naughty, naughty -- >> do you know where this is going? >> i had no idea. we just finished the last episode tuesday. and we were like, oh, my god, oh, my god, he did it. he did it.

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look at those arms, line backer arms. what have you got here? >> world famous dungeness crab cakes. >> crab sushi, everything here. of course, the cable car, of course, is indicative of san francisco. what have we got going on up here? >> the whole city is vibrant. cocktails from jasper's, gold rush, bourbon, lime juice. >> sourdough bread. >> this is master baker padilla. >> you made me a nice sourdough sign. very nice. and our friends from ghiradelli. is this hot chocolate? >> oh, yeah. nothing like a little hot chocolate with bourbon with some sorry dough after you've had some crabs. they know how to party here in

san francisco. >> little jealous. >> little bourbon doesn't hurt. thank you, al. natalie is having a wonderful time with the fans in baltimore. on the menu, bourbon, natalie? >> crab, crab and more crab. right across the way in the inner harbor here. good to see you here. tell me what we've got. >> we're so excited to be part of the super bowl. we are just as excited about our tailgate food as we are the super bowl. >> crab mac n cheese? >> crab mac n cheese. >> i already digged in here. >> crab soup, cheesy crab dip. our famous crab soup, steam crab. >> blue crab, right? >> absolutely. it's gigantic. famous crab cakes, our favorite. >> what's the difference between the crab cakes here and the crab cakes anywhere else in the world? >> they're better. they're bigger and better just like our ravens. >> exactly. they're biggerer a eand better.

>> go, team! >> i understand there's a national cake here. >> maryland state cake. our version of the smith island cake. >> what's in here? >> yellow cake, chocolate fudge icing and it's absolutely delicious. >> this is gorgeous. >> we have -- >> isn't that beautiful? >> it's amazing what they can do. that's edible. who is that, ray lewis? >> ray lewis. >> and finally -- >> let's go, baltimore. >> go ravens! here's to you, willie and tamron. >> we're waiting for you to learn to squirrel, ray lewis' signature dance. >> that's coming up in 20 minutes. >> willie is going to start stretching. he needs 20 minutes to stretch those joints. >> it's going to be bad. >> warm up. warm up. getting that summer glow in the winter. first, stretching and these messages. ♪ ♪

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delays continue to rob i will have. >> all right. thank you. tom has an update on t (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register

or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful that have earned the "keurig brewed" seal of approval. the keurig brewed seal is our commitment that the coffee inside will deliver a delicious cup of coffee every time. keurig brewed -- look for the only mark of genuine keurig quality. good morning. friday, february 1. feeling like winter. windy and cold. temperatures around 30 degrees. winds gusting out of the north and west after the pre-dawn snow. sunshine, few clouds racing lou. cloudy over the weekend.

cold. maybe a little more light snow late saturday night into sunday. still cold monday. bit warmer as we get into next week. highs low 40s on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. maybe a little more snow tuesday night. back to you. >> all right. thank you, tom. tune

cop in new zealand who wants to ban cat, wants to get rid of domesticated cats. >> one man in new zealand wants to ban cats, a prominent cats, natural-born killers. when interviewed he had this to say. >> i don't like cats. they're mean and nasty. i don't like cats at all. >> what does it have to do with natalie? >> it wasn't her voice. >> they faked natalie's voice. that was jay leno having a little fun.

i'm willie geist along with tamron hall and weekend "today" hosts lester holt and erica hill. natalie is in baltimore. >> bring it. >> i'm only going to do it if you stand up and do it with me, guys. >> lester, go get 'em. >> that's right. >> come on. >> here we go. >> just dropped my mike. >> grab your -- >> grab our what? oh, calves, okay. >> you own it. >> okay. rub it in. >> rub it in, okay. >> here it goes. right foot. shake it. left. shake it. then right leg out. left leg up.

>> okay, natalie. >> grab your calves, right leg, left leg. whoo! >> okay. >> there we go. >> there she goes. >> like james brown getting her cape. >> getting the cape. >> natalie, have fun down there. we'll see you. >> wow! we'll have to spend a whole weekend watching you practice. >> i'm so sorry we roped you into that. cruel and dirty trick. >> studio 1a, tell people what's coming up on saturday and sunday. no one saw our dancing. >> no word about dancing. >> don't worry, we didn't pull it off. >> speak for yourself. >> true. >> we know there will be a lot of dancing. what else do you have this

weekend? >> more super bowl xlvii. live in the big easy with the pregame fever taking over new orleans. it's not all dancing. we'll have a complete wrap-up, including the battle of the sandwiches. san francisco versus baltimore not only on the field but when it comes to super bowl sami platters. and alicia keys is the next syringe to tackle "the star spangled banner." why so many people, including grammy winners, have such a tough time with our national anthem. >> it's a tough song like yankee doodle dandy. what might be next for the former first lady, waking up with a new job tomorrow. putting lester to work again. mac n cheese last weekend, inspired by my mom's recipe. and this weekend, what my dad would call beef bourginogn.

>> i thought he was being nice and i had really good reviews. in fact, he said he was going to give the recipe to his wife so she could try it. >> girlfriend? i didn't hear anything -- you lost me after girlfriend. >> attractive young lady. >> erica? >> willie, don't ever try that girlfriend over here. >> all right, guys. >> better shot. >> see you tomorrow, girlfriend. all right. check of the weather now with al for some weather on this super bowl weekend. >> even 3,000 miles away, that sounds very awkward. okay. almost as awkward as that dancing. we don't have -- yes, willie? did you say something? >> girlfriend over here.

>> okay. anyway, we're going to allow the 49ers to do their dancing in the end zone this weekend. but in any event, let's show you what we've what we have as far as your weather is concerned for the weekend. looking ahead towards saturday. out west here, it is going to be fantastic. beautiful weather 37 frigid conditions around the great lakes with lake-effect snow showers. sunny and mild through the gulf coast. super bowl sunday, sunday, lot of snow in the northeast. showers in the pacific northwest. nice and mild here southern third of the country. as you can see in new orleans, looking good, sunny, mild, 66 on super bowl sunday. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> snowy, wrind, cold start to february. good morning. i'm storm 4 team meteorologist tom kierein. a few additional flurries later today. windchill, 16 with that wind out of the northwest. gusting up to around 25, 30

miles an hour. and then higher gusts later today. highs in the low to mid 30s. and clouds coming and going. mostly clear tonight and teens tomorrow morning. cold weekend to follow. maybe a little more light snow late saturday into sunday. >> that's your latest weather. i've got to get back. arturo, taking the cable car. take it away. willie, tamron, everybody, we'll see you on monday. happy super bowl! ♪ i left my heart >> announcer: "today's" healthy heart is brought to you by v-8. 100% vegetable juice. could have had a v-8. >> al, thanks. we'll see you back here in new york on monday. this morning on "today's" healthy heart, how much do you know about avoiding heart disease? dr. lisa goldberg is a cardiologist at the new york university langon medical center. we've got our paddles ready to go. you both look great in red. >> thank you.

>> thank you. >> we studied a lot, doctor. >> we will see. >> ready? myth or fact, a handful of nuts is a heart healthy snack option. >> i'm going to say fact. >> i'm going to say fact. >> you're both right. >> oh, great. i thought it was a trick question. >> almonds or walnuts. >> unsalted? >> unsalted, roasted or raw. myth or fact, you should exercise one hour daily to have a healthy heart. >> myth. >> myth. >> right. do you know how many minutes? >> 30 minutes, because star jones just told us. >> that's right, 30 minutes a day. you don't have to do it all at once if you're a busy person. break it up into ten-minute intervals. >> is it just getting your heart rate up? does it mean walking? >> walking, dancing, cycling, whatever you want. >> 0 minutes a day. >> getting in and out of the pool. myth or fact, healthy bmi, body mass index, should fall between the range of 18.5 and 24.9.

>> fact. >> it is a fact. 25% is overweight. greater than 30 is obese. you don't have to do the math. just go to the american heart association website and check out your bmi. >> find out that number. >> it's very easy. question four, myth or fact, you should take a vitamin d tablet for a healthy heart. >> fact. >> i'll go myth. >> tamron, you're right. >> you gave me a little wink like -- >> she's not going to give you the answer. >> vitamin d is important for your bones. in fact, vitamin tablets don't prevent heart disease. you have to eat the vitamins in your food, like green leafy vegetables. >> one more. i have to come back here. >> myth or fact shortness of breath can be a sign of heart attack. >> fact. >> that's a fact. pain in the jaw, sudden collapse, unexplained fatigue. excellent. >> tamron wins, 4-3.

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san francisco. fans getting geared up, two days now till the big game. still time, though, to plan your party. lifestyle expert and creator of the website, britandco. how to score with your party. >> ooh, i like that line. >> super bowl fans care about three things, the game, the commercials and the food. focus on an epic drink and food tab table. starting with the table cloth, we went with a solid black table cloth, amped it up by putting this tape on here that holds your decor in place and gives it a referee look. team neutral. >> pom poms up front. >> made out of metallic tissue paper. fold it up into an accord iion d tape it to the table. it's disposable for all of your guests. we repurchased these vegetable

cans and put brown paper on them to make them look like football cans. >> what are we doing with the penalty flag? >> we tied them around ping pong balls. throw them at the tv. >> oh, my gosh. >> use them to wipe off your fingers. of course, we've got the ravens and niners, all about that party city. >> how to keep your beer cold. >> diy cozies. you hot glue the edges, put on your favorite number and set it up here on rootbeer or real beer. >> very cute. >> let's get into the food. just like we did with the silver wear cans, we made snack cones for our chips, popcorn, candy, whatever you want. >> nice, nice. >> now chalk board paint is my favorite thing for the last decade. >> why? >> labeling for your guests. cheese plates, so your guest knows exactly what they're eating. >> i love the accessibility,

everything is easy to get to. >> while you're talking, forgive me, i've been looking at a chocolate football. >> move over hollow chocolate easter bunny. this is from philip's chocolate. you can still order it today in time for the game on sunday. >> really? >> wow! >> crack it open at half time, after the game. >> what's in it? >> it's hollow. >> like the bunny from easter. >> oh, yeah! >> i recommend sharing. >> i thought it was mine. thanks. >> back to the food, we went with the football theme again here. football deviled eggs, chocolate dipped football strawberries and dyed coconut green and put on these cupcake toppers for the cupcakes here. >> what is this? i feel threatened here. >> excited about this. >> take one. these are called confetti eggs. they're hollowed eggshells filled with con fety. >> how do you do it? >> one, two, three, touchdown!

>> i'm sorry. >> gosh! >> willie? >> what the -- is that their intended use, to smash an unsuspecting victim over the head? you are never coming back on this show. your final appearance. >> can i do a redo? >> no, of course you can't have a redo. brit, thank you. we're back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc.

well, i'll take the weekend to heal my head wound. >> can i break this bottle? >> not at all. brit, thank you. we'll take a look at our favorite super bowl ads. but next kathie lee and hoda have their own super bowl party.

breaking news at 9:57. this is the scene of a deadly fire in myersville, maryland, just outside of frederick. firefighters tell us two children between the ages of 2 and 6 are dead. no word on other injuries or how the fire start. the latest on this story on midday. danella has the latest on the roads. good morning to you. >> good morning. we talked about this earlier this morning.

along gw parkway, northbound at 123, all of the -- all of your northbound lanes were blocked because of several accidents due to snow. right lane will get you by and continue the trip northbound. over to darnestown road, closed, turkey foot road, because of downed wires. more snow is on the way. >> windy and cold. could get more snow late saturday into sunday. winds gusting over 30 miles an hour. near 30 degrees. feels like the teens. tomorrow morning it will be in the teens. thankfully we will have a lighter wind and lot of clouds around on saturday and sunday. maybe light snow late saturday night into perhaps mid day on sunday. cold start to next week, too. >> tom, thank you.

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days, here's another virgin drink. this is a virgin -- >> as bad as the last one. >> grapefruit mojito. it has grapefruit, agave syrup, grapefruit soda. >> yeah. >> missing something. you whan i'm saying? is. >> we are excited for a couldn'tdown to beautiful los angeles. a little more than a week to go. >> we want you to come out. we are going to be at santa monica place adjacent to the third street promenade. we'll be there february 9th and 10th. saturday and sunday, which sounds crazy, because we're not on saturday and sunday, but we're shooting some of the days on those days. >> because of the time change difference. we can't do the show live the same way. it will be a different show. it will be lots of fun. very, very sexy. hoda is going to wear her thong the entire two weeks. >> i have my thong on right now. >> yeah. >> uh-huh. >> what are you going to do for the super bowl? >> i was going to go for your house for a party, but apparently it was canceled. nobody -- >> it was never planned. there's a difference. >> you're right.

>> assume, oh, going to the giffords and going to eat their chilli. guess what, you're not coming to my house. >> your salsa is so good. the salsa and guac at your house is bar none. >> because the one who makes it is from mexico. >> we have one super bowl commercial that you haven't seen yet. >> i love these commercials since the very first one. it's the etrade baby. i'm excited. i hope he is not 15 with facial hair now. >> take a look. >> oh, this is tragic, man. investors just like you could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401k to hidden fees. thankfully etrade has low cost investments and no hidden fees. if you are still bent on blowing this fat stack of cash, there's a couple ways you could do it. ♪ >> or just go to etrade and save

it. boom. >> boom. >> i have always said i want to meet the people who are the geniuses who came up with that one. he is cute and adorable too. >> i love it. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. where would you rather watch the super bowl? from your sofa or the stadium? >> what about you? >> well, you know, for me the super bowl is a lot -- it's like going to the grammys. it seems so glamorous and so exciting. once you have been to it once and experienced it, then i want to stay home, and i want to watch it comfortably, because it's -- a lot of it's the build-up and the hooplah. it's exhausting. these days the amount of security that you have to go through. >> yeah, yeah. i would like to watch it in person if it were in a dome like this one is in the super dome where it's a controlled climate. i don't like is it going to rain or snow? do i have toundle up and sit for hours and hours? i do like the feeling of being in the stands when people are all pumped up and excited, and i get into that. i would like to be there for this one. >> the one thing i am going to miss this weekend, everybody is

going to help drag out my old super bowl anthem and make everybody watch it. i wonder if frank is going to make me watch it. >> what super bowl was it? >> it was in 1995. it was from miami. was it miami? yeah. >> did you get nervous before singing the anthem? >> you know, there's been that big controversy about the lip-synching thing. i was going sing it acapella. they make you lip-synch it. here's the reason where. it's timed to the nanosecond with the fighter planes and with the -- they just don't want anything that's out of their control. that's really what it is. they want to know that, yes, they encourage you to prerecord it. they love it. they're ready to go. they want it perfect. don't get mad at the people that end up lip-synching it. you can't do it unless you -- maybe they've changed that since then. >> i'll be curious about beyonce's halftime show because there's been such pressure on her after the inauguration. i bet there will be -- she dances and moves around and there's a choreography. there's a lot going on.

it's not just your singing. >> things can go wrong technically, and then people at home are really upset. >> they go that's terrible. she doesn't sound like herself. >> we want to wish barry manilow all the best because is he back on broadway. >> he is rocking it. >> he sang the anthem the year before i did, and the sweetest thing. he sent me the next year the sweetest note that said dear, kat yes lee, you're going to be awesome. just do one thing. take one little bit of advice. don't look at the scoreboard where it will say how many billions of people are watching. >> that's terrifying. >> i know. i did the same thing for vanessa williams the next year. i said you're going to be awesome, but don't look at how many people are watching. it's such a thrill and honor. that's what you get all caught up on. >> who is singing the anthem? >> i think alicia keys. >> super bowl toss. >> whost going to win the game? we're going to have our own experiment. jimmy fallon had an experiment with dog bowls and puppies, and they picked the ravens. you and i are going to have an experiment to see if we're

right. these are seened -- >> every year we do this. now we're going to throw it through the -- hoda cheats every year on this. >> somebody knows how to win, and somebody doesn't. okay? i'm going to say -- i'm going to say i'm going to be throwing for -- i do want the ravens to win, but someone has to root for the 49ers, so it's going to be me. you go first. >> no, you go first. >> where do we have to do it from? we can't throw it this far. >> yes, you can. >> my hands are so little. it's not like your large ones. >> you want to get right up next to it? >> no, here. oops. >> that was a good try. >> that was terrible. >> let me show you this. this is how it's done. ready? don't. >> do it. >> stand oh there. stand over there. >> i'm not -- >> way over. look at that. >> oh. >> way over. >> you see what i'm -- did you hear what i deal with?

it was in. >> is there -- one more. come on. >> hoda, watch your foot. i know it's a size 12, but be careful. all right. try again. now, you get out of the way this time, missy, please. okay. >> good luck with that. >> nobody's foot -- >> good luck with that. >> oh, no. terrible. >> watch this. watch this. >> from way back here? >> i am wishing you well. >> oh. all right. >> game over. tref it. >> waste of time. >> which is what the coach -- it's what the coaches' parents hope happens, a tie. >> can i have a nerf one next time? hard to believe the difference. put my hand up against hoda's. >> we'll show our hands together. put it up. here's my hand. which one are you doing? >> here's mine. look at that. look at the difference. >> look -- >> that's the bottom of mine. look at this.

>> that is not the bottom. >> hoda, that's the bottom. >> what about it? approximate. >> look at the difference. that makes a difference. thank you very much. >> those are official wilson footballs. >> we are wearing red for a reason today. the first friday of february, and that means it is the go red for women month. it's the tenth annual rare wed -- >> she's not even drinking. >> you do it. >> wear red day to raise awareness -- >> okay. roll it back. say it again. >> wear red day to raise awareness about heart disease in women, which is not a funny thing. >> it's not. >> we want to thank them for making these too. it is the number one killer. >> of women. i think a lot of women don't -- >> they don't take -- they're always taking care of everyone else, and a lot of people ignore the warning signs, so we're going to be talking about it a little bit, and this is the

stitch red campaign that made us these beautiful pieces. thank you very much. sara is getting her game on. she left. >> hey, guys! >> what are you doing? >> it got cold. okay. let's go right now. >> go out there. >> i'm picking alabama. alabama in the white sweat shirt. >> the kid. >> the kid is -- >> i hope it's a kid. >> i'll go out and get them. >> it is time for kathie lee's friday funny. >> i love this one. i think this is cute. >> i'm so glad that's over. >> a mom is driving her little girl to a friend's how for a play date. mommy, the little girl asks, how old are you? honey, it is not polite to ask a lady her age, her morning warned. okay, the little girl says. how much do you weigh? >> oh, lord. >> now, really the mother says these are personal questions, and really none of your business. undaunted, the gts girl asks,

why did you and daddy get a divorce? that is enough, the exasper ated mother walks away as the two little girls begin to play. the little girl said my mom wouldn't tell me anything. well, said the little friend, all you need to do is look at her driver's license. it's like a report card, and it has everything on it. later that night the little girl tells her mother i know how old you are. you're 32, and i know how much you weight. 140 pounds. the mother is surprise and shocked. how in heaven's name did you find that out? triumph antley the little girl adds i know why you and daddy got a divorce. oh, really, the mother asks. why is that? because you got an f in sex. >> that was a good one. >> thank you. i like that one. >> it's too many for our girl bobbie's buzz. >> come on, bobbie. >> you were complaining about the fact that -- jerry has footballs your size. he shows everyone at home. >> of course, you do. >> now, see. i can grip that baby.

>> oh, let's try it again. thank you. >> love that shirt. >> i have a gift. this is a designer shirt. >> i love it. >> for the saints for you, hoda. i come bearing gifts. >> love it. >> then next up you'll notice i'm wearing gloves. it's kind of hot in the studio, but these are called spirit fingers. aren't these so cute. >> so classy. >> well, they have college teams besides just, of course, the super bowl teams, and also popular colors for school, so i really like these. these are fun. you can cheer with your fingers. then these are adorable from wayfarer. these are sneaker slippers. i have a gift for you. aren't these adorable? these? >> what size are they? >> stop bringing up the size of my shoe. >> i don't know if they're going to fit. i don't know. it's going to be a stretch. >> why don't you continue talking?

i'll work on it. >> then i'm going to literally get naked for you. this is junk food. they are a celebrity favorite line, and they make everything from little shirts for gts ones to these amazing soft vintage. >> oh, cozy. >> and they have -- >> look at that. absolutely bonkers. feel how soft that is. >> it smells like bobbie. >> they're creating all the buzz. beyonce wore a basketball shirt of her brooklyn nets, and this is all the buzz on-line, and this shirt isn't even out yet, and i think aly berger here is trying to steal it. >> of course, she is. >> they have all these great vintage shirts. happy super bowl, everyone. >> if i was having a party, you would come. >> this is a big day because sara has a big announcement from johnson's. >> our babies. in conjunction with johnson's baby we're celebrating new moms everywhere, and today is the day we begin bringing you the adorable new additions. let's go. first up is vivian gray.

vivian was born on december 30th to amy and lex in santa fe, new mexico, and vivian balm an instant little sister. the most magnificent moment is the moment you see your child's face for the first time. >> she's so cute. >> big congratulations to the lucius family. the next is obadiah otho curry. he was born to donna and -- he was born november 29th. his name means worshipper of god, and mom donna says while breast feeding was tough for the beginning, they both stuck with it, and it's been a great bond. up next are the widder twins. wells and ellis were born to deana and mark widder on december 14th. mom ask dad say they've never felt more blessed, and finally our next baby is eily ruth spurringon. she midmade her debut giving her parents derek and jennifer a third child to love. big brother ian and big sister mya couldn't be more proud.

as mom says, such good helpers. congratulations to all of our johnson's babies and families. go to the website. sdoo thank you. >> as we go to break, we're going to see who this san francisco football is for. >> we're going to be talking -- >> nice try. >> just saying. >> we're going to be right back. >> oh, you got a good arm. >> today's healthy heart is brought to you by campbell's healthy can request. it's amazing what soup can do. a good time to tell you: ns you're doing okay, mom. i can call you "mom," right? i know we haven't known each other very long, but you seem like a real keeper. you're not perfect. but you're trying. anyway, i want you to know how much i appreciate you. you know, right? how much i love you.

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the e.r. my daughter -- i call her my angel. she saved me life. she had to call 911. >> how old was she? >> 14 at the time. >> what's interesting is you don't picture women this young having to deal with heart issues, but that is often the case. >> but, you know, if her case having such a strong family history and not knowing it, the family history is the one thing that is not modifiable, and having such a strong family history, placed her at risk for heart attacks at an early age. so at 37, we talk about her risk factors, she was under chronic stress, slept probably, what, four to five hours. chronic sleep deficit. you add that, you know, those two with a family history and clearly she was ripe for a heart attack. >> what about you, eva? are you the one that had the aneurism? >> yes. >> tell us about that. >> so young too. >> that's the thing. i had type ii. i had a murmur, and i knew that

does was not quite right in my heart, but they said you're okay now. come back in five years. i chose to ignore the fact that i needed to go back. i waited 13 years to go back to follow-up, and the murmur was just a little noise in my heart, but over those 13 years the aneurism on top of my heart continued to grow, and i wasn't aware of it. so when i finally did go back, they did discover that the aneurism was very large. >> you are very athletic, right? >> i like to exercise a lot, yes. >> a lot of this stuff is preventible. that's the funny thing. you can fix it from the outside, but oftentimes we don't think of it. what can people at home do if they're concerned about this? >> i think people need to know that heart disease is the leading killer of women in united states. it can be prevented. knowing your risks, knowing that high blood pressure definitely diabetes, elevated blood sugar, elevated cholesterol, having a family history, as p you had with heart disease, being sedentary, and for us women knowing that stress plays a critical role in the build-up of

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this before you buzz in. the american heart association says moderate activity five days a week. for how long? >> 30 minutes, 50 minutes, or 90 minutes? >> wait until the end of the question. >> 60 minutes. >> 30. >> it is 30. >> 30 minutes. >> can you do more. >> i knew when i heard the first answer that apparently i was wrong. >> 30 is the minimum. >> you didn't say minimum. >> you didn't let her finish. >> let me finish the question. >> go on. i'm ready. >> omega 3 fats are good for your heart. which one of these foods does not contain them? doesn't have them. salmon, walnuts, sardines, lentiles or flack seed. >> flack seeds. >> no. >> salmon, walnuts -- >> lentils. that's correct.

ain't good source. >> you are okay. even up the score. okay. >> they're good for you. >> oatmeal is a super food for your heart, but what does it actually do? does it help to lower blood sugar, lower blood pressure, or lower blood cholesterol? >> oh, lord. >> tell me quick cheating. >> sugar, cholesterol, or your blood pressure. >> it lowers your blood sugar, madeline. >> no, it doesn't. >> so i win anyway? >> you have to answer. >> sugar, blood sugar, or cholesterol. >> cholesterol. >> let's make it easier. true or false question. >> okay. >> true. >> sleeping less than six hours a night raises your risk for heart disease? >> true. >> yes. >> because i don't sleep that much, so i need to. >> actually snoring raises your risk also. >> then i should have it. i don't snore but -- never mind.

>> we know that eating too much salt can contribute to high blood pressure. now, canned soups is a big salt bomb. >> not if it's campbell's eat healthy. >> right. for a typical bowl of canned soup, how much salt is there? is it 10%? 25%? 50% of your daily requirement? >> i snuck right in. 50%. >> that's correct. >> so did not -- >> look for a low can soup variety. >> what's the score? >> 3 and 2. >> now, condiments can also be -- >> condiments. >> which one of these condiments has the most sodium per table spoon. >> ketchup. >> ketchup, pickle relish, mayonnaise, soy sauce or mustard? >> you said ketchup. is she right? >> no, she was not. >> i didn't think so.

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>> we do take football very seriously in my house, but that doesn't mean throwing a super bowl party has to feel like a mad dash for the end zone. >> here are quick tips with better homes and garden contributing editor elaine griffin. >> hello. >> hi. >> we're all decked out and ready to go. >> the best part of the super bowl isn't the game. it's the party. this year is the classic east coast-west coast mix in the big easy which means we're bringing the mardi gras flavor. >> coming up. >> i'm putting on ravens.

>> are you ravens. >> because i like michael orr. >> i have to represent. >> okay. so in honor of your cook tally moratorium this month, we're having a family-friendly libation, which is a wonderful punch. it's pine apple and lime juice. >> we'll be the judge of it. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> with seltzer water thrown in. guests can id their names -- is it good? >> something is not quite right. >> maybe we need to have wine? >> so your guests can id their drinks. >> that's cute. >> little football stem bracelets. our table is all about the field itself. we have -- we're going to get there. we have a great runner from the craft store. we've marked the yard lines with bottle that is we put numbers on. >> that's cute. >> on the 20 this is grapefruit and apple juice for the ravens.

water on the 50. cran and apple. you can do this with wine. and for our hometown theme snacks. >> crab meat for maryland. >> are these fresh, or kr v they been here since the earliest hours. >> they're really, really good. >> celebrating, you know, the mexican influence from california heritage is potato skin nachos, that are really tasty too. we have -- isn't it really good? >> uh-huh. >> the only thing is wheat grass centerpieces. >> that's clever. >> isn't this cute? the referees calling the games on our napkins. >> i love these, by the way. >> yeah. these are easier to make than they look. it's little crepe paper lanterns from the party store. crepe paper fans. you stream them together and add some logo insignia. >> they go with every decor. they do. >> that looks good, hoda. >> we're in new orleans. what do we need?

>> king cake. >> you can find it. if you order by 4:00 eastern today, can you still get it tomorrow before the game. it's hidden in there. why don't you go find it? >> i always find my baby jesus. >> we are using poker chips as team colors, so whoever finds -- >> nothing better than a mardi gras cake. >> you're destroying it. >> i have to find my baby jesus. >> you eat it. >> we have another one. >> you know -- >> i got money. >> hello. >> we're predicting san francisco on that. now, for your halftime activity in addition to watching beyonce, it's super bowl dart game. we made this with green felt on foam core. this is velcro stencil for the ladies. >> what are we doing? >> it's the same as in the real game. you want to go for the touchdown. >> okay. >> good. >> yes! >> wait until the end of the show to see who finally got --

i'm not going to say that because pride comes before -- >> that was nice. oh, terrible. >> 10 yards off, hoda. >> yes! >> mine didn't stick. >> i liked it. it was fun. >> elaine, fun. very fun. >> who are you rooting for? >> i love ray lewis. >> okay. >> ravens. >> thank you. >> we have to get that party started so you can get ready for the super bowl cookoff. >> san francisco versus baltimore, and may the best chefs win right after this. i'll give you five. need a good reason to change shampoo? l'oreal paris creates new total repair 5. our most advanced level of haircare. it fights five of the top hair problems. total repair 5 with ceramide targets weak, limp, lifeless, dull, and straw-like hair. my hair is transformed, full. feels stronger with a healthy shine. total repair from root to core to tip. five problems, one solution. change the life of your hair. with new total repair 5. l'oreal's most advanced haircare. because you are totally worth it.

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representing san francisco, northern california native ryan scott is the chef and owner of -- >> the other guy. the other guy. >> he is not from san francisco. >> keep going. >> and representing baltimore -- >> that guy. >> spike dirty rhymes with dirty. chef and owner of woodbury kitchen. >> here's what you are playing for. we want to point out, this is the trophy. this is the coveted hardware. >> we get to take home? >> do you know what it's called? is this the lombardi? >> it's for the cookoff. >> come over here. come over here. >> all right. what do we have? >> san francisco we have to give you souvenirs and gifts. this is sourdough sam. >> are you going hold that? >> then you both get necklace that is say 49ers. >> thank you. >> these are good. talk about really fun and easy dishes, okay? what you want to do is emphasize the city that you're in. san francisco sourdough all the way. i thawed it out.

coat cheese. i know you don't eat cheese right now. i made you a noncheese version. >> did you? >> she loves cheese. she just can't eat cheese. >> try this real quick, kathie. what's great is you whip it and add spinach. artichokes. >> then you eat it with bread? >> bread or vegetable platter on the side. here's my favorite. spicy crab dip. >> i don't care for your vegetables. >> oh, i'm sorry. you don't like my vegetables. try this. spicy crab dip. easy thing. mayonnaise, cream cheese, pim emt o peppers. >> good. >> a nice kick to it. >> spicy. >> the people that don't eat bread, you can do the veggies on the side. >> what's down here? >> down here is a fun thing. crockpot. slow cooker. easiest thing in the whole world to do. i added a little bit of chiriso. >> what it did was put a little pesto to add california flare on top. you like that? >> sara, get over here. >> i'm not going to finish any

good dish without a good drink. lime-a-rita. a little bit of beer. you ladies aren't drinking, but -- >> hey, guys. >> sara can. >> sara, you shouldn't either. you're on the show. >> i never took the vow. >> muscsels are delicious. >> we are starting with disco fries. very, very popular in baltimore. again -- >> disco fries. >> it's french fries layered with crab, roasted pork. delicious. there is a little bit of cheese on top as well. >> careful. >> then we roll the whole thing under the broiler, and it's delicious. >> what's happening. these look delicious. >> i've never had one. >> part of our home team is the great farmers, and we wanted to feature them. we have incredible meat loaf. >> meat loaf? >> this is a meat loaf sandwich. >> wow. >> get in there. >> please do. >> sara, i can't do that one.

>> why not? >> because my mouth isn't as big as yours. >> meat loaf sandwich. by the way, onion rings inside. >> fried onion rings. pickled red cabbage and -- >> that's good. >> okay. >> get into it. >> anyway. okay. go ahead. >> we're in baltimore, and we had to do some wings. these are what we're calling raven wings. you can see they have that distinctive purple glaze. we have maple syrup. we are using some of the liquid from our cabbage to give it a purple sheen. those are easy. they're out of the oven. nothing hard about that. then we have a punch to finish things off. there's great local beer in this as well as some jam that we made earlier. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> kath, come here. >> sara, what do you think of this? isn't it delicious? >> yes. >> wait. weave come to a decision, and it's not -- it hasn't been easy. we thought about it for a long

time. >> and the winner -- >> we talked about it. >> -- of this big trophy is dirty jirty. baltimore. sorry. i tried, but, you know what -- >> i got my jersey on. >> sara, thanks. >> we have competition going on downstairs. two lucky contestants from our crowd. we're going to find out who -- first, this is "today" on nbc. you're on timeout leo!

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some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will.

to him on to get your game on where two fans are chosen off the plaza, and we bring them in for a little bit of fun. >> find out what we're playing and meet the lucky contest yapts. >> today we're playing pop quiz. i'm going ask you a question, and you're allowed give them a hint, and if you get it right, you get to pour into the fwlas. the first one to hit the top -- >> this line? >> the winner gets to drink, but not -- never mind, you guys

won't get to. >> you are too young. sdhoo this is kathie. >> cathy and shane. shane will pick our first question. >> shane no, pressure. >> shane has never watched our show. >> whatever. >> he is going to be great. what is friday called around here? >> don't tell her. >> it rhymes with friday, so it would be -- if you were going to -- >> one guess. >> have a new experience in life, what would you call that? >> i'm -- i think i'm going to give that a -- >> this game is awful. >> say anything. any word. >> i'm going to give that a -- >> the day. >> that's what i'm doing right now. >> our next question is who does ambush makeovers with jill martin and what is the song? >> okay. his name is -- >> you can't say the name.

>> okay. it's like -- [ humming ] >> okay, ladies. >> al roker. >> no. >> some experts. >> nobody watches our show. >> wait. shane, what is hoda's play list called? go big or go home, shane. you got this. 14 years old. >> hoda's play list. >> what do you listen to your music on? >> what does kathie -- >> what do i do on fridays? >> kathie lee do on fridays? >> drinks. >> she drinks every day. >> who is in charge of bringing kathie and hoda their drinks? you met this person. >> what's his name? rhymes with hairy. >> jerry. >> yeah!

>> wait, wait, wait. >> three places kathie lee and hoda have travelled on the show. >> name one. just one. >> disneyland. >> world. we were world. >> we were on a different network. >> i'm sorry. >> the game has end ed. >> the winner is the 14-year-old. >> you never watch our show. >> no. >> well, your mom likes it. >> yes. >> give kathie a hug. she loves you zoosh you're adorable. >> thank you. >> jenny mccarthy is going to stop by and see us, and we're going to get buzzed from hollywood. >> and the best super bowl commercials over the weekend, and the newest inductes of the joy fit club. have a fun day. >> where are you going to be? >> i'm going to be in palm beach. soon.